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Turkey's Participation and Economic Upgrading in Global Value Chains

Turkey's Participation and Economic Upgrading in Global Value Chains

Seda Koymen Ozer, Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 51
ISBN13: 9781466695481|ISBN10: 146669548X|EISBN13: 9781466695498
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch018
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Ozer, Seda Koymen, et al. "Turkey's Participation and Economic Upgrading in Global Value Chains." Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region, edited by M. Mustafa Erdoğdu and Bryan Christiansen, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 418-468. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch018

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Ozer, S. K., Taglioni, D., & Winkler, D. (2016). Turkey's Participation and Economic Upgrading in Global Value Chains. In M. Erdoğdu & B. Christiansen (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region (pp. 418-468). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch018

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Ozer, Seda Koymen, Daria Taglioni, and Deborah Winkler. "Turkey's Participation and Economic Upgrading in Global Value Chains." In Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region, edited by M. Mustafa Erdoğdu and Bryan Christiansen, 418-468. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch018

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Abstract

This chapter assesses Turkey's position in global value chains (GVCs) and identifies the conditions under which the country can better exploit the advantages from GVC participation, in particular how the country can economically upgrade its GVC position by reaping the benefits of spillovers to the domestic economy. The chapter reviews Turkey's participation in three key industries: the automotive sector, the textiles and apparel sector, and the agri-food sector. The results show that Turkey is relatively present in GVCs. However, the country seems to specialize in assembly and low value added segments of the value chain. It is also important to evaluate the spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) to the domestic economy. The results show that high R&D expenditure and/or a high technological intensity are beneficial for Turkey's manufacturing firms. In addition, supplying fully foreign-owned companies significantly helps boost the productivity of domestic firms.

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